Headrest



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Patentecl May 12, 1953 Nowell B. Pulsifer, Livcrmore Falls, MaineApplication January 16, 1948, Serial No. 2,673

1 My invention relates to head rests, and more particularly to means formounting a suitable head rest in a chair back rest. In this connection,the head rest according to the invention may comprise a head rest suchas that illustrated in my application Ser. No. 2,67%, filed January 16,1948, now Patent No. 2,555,81 dated June 5, 1951. i

With the foregoing in view, an object of my invention is to provide animproved mounting means for a head rest.

A further object is to provide an improved mounting means fora head restwhich is readily detachably connectible to a back rest of any of i aplurality of different types of chairslor seats, and which includesmeans for adjusting the head rest portion thereof relative to themountin means, whereby the latter and the headrest portion are readilyusable by any of a plurality of users. I

Other objects and advantages reside in the particular structure of theinvention, combination and arrangement of the several parts there of,and will be readily apparent to those skilled:

in the art upon reference to the attached drawings, in connection withthe following specification wherein the invention is shown, describedand claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a pre ferred form of theinvention, showing thesame in use; Figure 2 is an enlarged elevation ofthe device according to the invention apart from the chair;

Figure 3 is a front view thereof Figure 4 is a longitudinal verticalsection of the head rest portion apart from the rest of the structureand taken substantially on the plane of the line 2-44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an elevation of the head restmounting bracket apart from therest of the structure;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan View on an enlarged scale and showing adetail of the mounting means;

Figure 7 is a transverse vertical section taken substantially on theplane of the line 1- of Fig ure 6; I l 1 Figure 8 is a fragmentary rearview on an enlarged scale and showing a further detail of the mountingmeans;

Figure is a horizontal transverse section taken substantially on theplane of the line 9-9 of Figure 8.

Referring specifically to the drawings, where- Claims.- (Cl. 155- 177) Iin like reference characters have been used the bolt 19.

throughout the several views to designate like parts, It designates theback rest of any suitable seat or chair, such as the easy chairillustrated in Figure 1.

The reference character I l designates general ly one form of head restwhich may correspond in all essentials with the head rest illustrated inmy copending application aforesaid. Such head rest may comprise a baseplate I! adapted to seat a. resilient pad l3 thereon and which ismaintained against lateral and endwise displacement by means of suitableend flanges. A suitable sanitary cover encompasses the forward edgeportions of the base plate and overlies the resilient pad 13, whereby toretain the latter on the base plate against forward displacement. Asuitable bolt or like fastening member [5 may be extended. through thebase plate from the front face whereby to extend rearwardly of the baseplate for attachment to mounting means to be described later.

The mounting means for the head rest portion H comprises a pair of legmembers, such as the rear leg member l6, Figure 2, and theforward leg,

member ll. The leg members It and I T are adapted to'extend in contactwith the rear, top,

and front surfaces of thechair back rest Hi.- The rear-leg member 16 hasan arm portion l8 on its upper end directed angularly thereto andarranged to rest upon the top of the chair back rest, and which isformed witha hole therethrough for the passage of a suitable fastening;member, such as the bolt I9. Theforwardle member ii is provided with arearwardly-directed arm portion 2| on its upper end, arranged to rest,upon the top of the chair back and which is formed with a plurality oflongitudinallyspaced holes 22 therethrough for the passage of A wing nut20 is adapted to en' gage the upper end of the bolt IE! to clamp the armportions IE and 2| together. Thus, the leg portions I 6 and I1 maybeadjusted longitudinal- 1y with respect to each other, whereby to clampthe legportions against the rear and front surfaces of the back restportions of chairs of a plurality of types and thicknesses.

ii are preferably formed of substantially resillent metallic material,whereby they may be adjusted toward or away from each other so as to bespaced at a distance less than the thickness of a chair back rest, so asto resiliently grip the back rest therebetween or so as to accommodatechair backs of different cross sections.

It should be. noted atthis time, that the leg portions l6 and- Theforward leg member ll of the mounting means is formed with alongitudinally-extending slot 23 therethrough, the rear surface of theleg being formed with a plurality of longitudinally-spaced countersinks2t for the reception of the head of a bolt 2%. The bolt 25 is adapted toextend through one of a plurality of spaced apertures formed in the footportion 29 of an L- shaped bracket member 26. Any suitable securingmeans, such as the Wing nut 351, may be threaded on the bolt 25 to clampthe bracket member 2% in longitudinally adjusted relation along theforward leg member H.

The bracket member 253 includes an elongated portion 21 extending at anacute angle to the foot portion 28, the other end of the portion 2?being formed with longitudinally spaced holes ill through which the boltI 5 of the base plate 12 of the head rest portion is adapted to extend.

Any suitable fastening means, such as the Wing nut 32, may be threadedon the bolt 1 5 to clamp the head rest in adjusted relation on theportion 2i of the bracket.

As is readily apparent from the foregoing, the

head rest portion l l is adapted to be longitudinal- 1y adjusted in avertical direction in the slot 23 of the leg member ll, whereby the headrest portion H is usable by any of a plurality of persons of differentheights or different chair-sitting characteristics. bracket for the headrest portion 1 1 comprises a universal mounting for the same, wherebythe head rest portion can be adjusted angularly to either side of themounting means, to suit the individual user. and is may be secured inclamping relation to the chair back rest If at any position along thesame as desired by the individual user.

While I have shown and described What is now thought to be the preferredembodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same issusceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently, I do not limitmyself to the precise structure shown and described hereinabovc exceptas hereinafter claimed.

1' claim:

1. In a head rest device for use on a chair back, a rear leg adapted toextend vertically along the rear of the chair back, said rear leg havingan arm on its upper end adapted to overlie the top .1

of the chair back, a front leg adapted to extend vertically along thefront of the chair back, said front leg having an arm on its upper endadapted to overlie the top of the chair back, the arms of said rear andfront legs being in overlying rela- 1 tion, means securing said armstogether in selected longitudinal adjustment to produce engagement ofthe rear and front legs with the rear and front of the chair back, abracket having an end adapted to carry a head and another end, and meansfor securing said other end of said bracket to said front leg atselected vertical points along said front leg.

2. In a head rest device for use on a chair back, a rear leg adapted toextend vertically along the rear of the chair back, said rear leg havingan arm on its upper end adapted to overlie the top of the chair back, afront leg adapted to extend At the same time, the mounting I;

Obviously, the leg members I! vertically along the front of the chairback, said front leg having an arm on its upper end adapted to overliethe top of the chair back, the arms of said rear and front legs being inoverlying relation, means securing said arms together in selectedlongitudinal adjustment to produce engagement of the rear and front legswith the rear and front of the chair back, a bracket extending laterallywith respect to said front leg, said bracket having a face end adaptedto carry a head rest and another end, and means for securing said otherend of said bracket to said front leg at selected vertical points alongsaid front leg, the last mentioned means involving means enablingadjusting said bracket to extend laterally beyond either side of saidfront leg.

3. In a head rest device for use on a chair back, a rear leg arranged tobe engaged with the rear of the chair back having an arm on its upperend arranged to rest upon the top of the chair back, a front leg to beengaged with the front of the chair back having an arm on its upper endarranged to extend across the chair back top and to overlie the rear legarm, means securably connecting said arms together for longitudinaladjustment relative to each other to position said rear and front legsin engagement with the rear and front of the chair back, an elongatedbracket having an. outer end arranged for supporting a head rest and aninner end, and bolt and slot means formed on said inner end of thebracket and front leg enabling adjusting said bracket into selectedvertical positions along said front leg and into selected laterallyangulated positions at either side of said front leg.

4. Ina head rest device, a first leg terminating at one end in a firstarm extending laterally therefrom, a second leg terminating at one endin a second arm extending laterally therefrom, said first and secondarms being in overlying rei'ation with. said first and second legs inparallel spaced relation and slidable longitudinally relative to eachother, means securing said arms together for longitudinal adjustmentrelative to :1 each other so as to increase or decrease the spacing ofsaid legs relative to each other" for releasing or producing clampingengagement of said legs with the front and rear surfaces of a support,and a head rest mounted on one of said legs, comprising a bracketextending laterally from said one leg, said bracket having a free endcarrying a pad and another end. and further means mounting said; otherend of the bracket on said: one leg for pivoted and sliding adjustmentlongitudinally and laterally of said one leg.

NEWELL B. PULSIFER.

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